Galleon Gold Commences Drill Program at the West Cache Gold Project
Galleon Gold Commences Drill Program at the
West Cache Gold Project
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 26, 2022) - Galleon Gold Corp. (TSXV: GGO) (the "Company"
or "Galleon Gold") is pleased to report the 2022 exploration drill program at its 100% owned West
Cache Gold Project ("West Cache" or the "Project") in Timmins, Ontario has commenced with set up for
the first drill hole underway.
The initial 5,000-meter drill program will focus on high-priority drill targets identified during the
Company's drill program in 2020-2021. Figure 1 shows the target areas in the sediment dominant
stratigraphy near Zone #9 and the South Area, while Figure 2 provides a closer look at some of the
significant Zone #9 and South Zone intercepts as they relate to this phase of drilling.
R. David Russell, President and CEO of Galleon Gold, commented,
"Two years ago when Galleon Gold
acquired the West Cache Project, we had two main objectives: 1) to infill drill the known mineralization
to confirm the geological continuity of the deposit and 2) to update the mineral resource and complete
a PEA.
I am very proud of the team for delivering on those goals, while also making the Zone #9 and
South Zone discoveries. As we enter the next stage of development for West Cache, we have set
equally ambitious targets.
Based on the strength of the Project's initial PEA we will continue to
aggressively advance our permitting initiatives, and pending
approval, start the ramp for test mining in
2023.
In concert with the important work on permits, we will continue to explore in and around known
gold zones, while attempting to locate new mineralized areas and trends over the next few months."
Figure 1
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About the West Cache Gold Property
In February 2022, the Company released an updated mineral resource estimate and a preliminary
Economic Assessment Technical Report (PEA). The Underground Mineral Resource at a 1.6 g/t Au cut
off grade reported an
Indicated
Mineral Resource of
472,000 ounces
(4,051 kt at an average grade of
3.63 g/t Au) and
Inferred
Mineral Resource of
1,088,000 ounces
(11,788 kt at an average grade of
2.87 g/t Au).
The Company's maiden PEA provided the
first economic valuation for West Cache. The results
demonstrate that the project could support a profitable underground mining operation; including Pre-Tax
Net Present Value at a 5% discount rate
("NPV
5%
") of $378 million
with Internal Rate of Return ("IRR")
of 33.7%; 3.0 year payback at US$1,700/oz gold price. Importantly, the project is highly leveraged to the
gold price as outlined in the Table 1 below.
Table 1: Economic Sensitivity to Gold Prices
(0.76 US$/C$).
Pre-Tax
After-Tax
Price
(US$/oz)
NPV
5%
(C$ million)
IRR
(%)
NPV
5%
(C$ million)
IRR
(%)
1,500
224.5
23.3
128.6
17.2
1,600
301.4
28.6
184.3
22.0
1,700
378.3
33.7
240.1
26.7
1,800
455.5
38.7
291.8
30.8
1,900
532.6
43.6
343.6
34.8
2,000
609.8
48.4
395.3
38.7
The Property is situated in the Western Porcupine Gold Camp along the Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone
("DPFZ") within the Abitibi greenstone belt.
The Property is predominantly underlain by Archean rocks of
the Tisdale and Deloro Assemblages (metavolcanics), Porcupine Assemblage (metasediments) and
quartz feldspar porphyry of the Porcupine Intrusive Suite. Paleoproterozoic diabase dikes trend north-
south to northwest-southeast across the Property. The main break of the DPFZ trends east-west through
the eastern part of the Property and is offset to the south in the western portion of the Property by the
Mattagami River Fault. Gold mineralization is characterized by roughly east-west trending "shear" zones,
dipping 60° to 80° to the north, and is associated with pyrite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite. To-date, the
quartz feldspar porphyry unit and associated contacts with the metasedimentary units have been the
focus of exploration activities. In addition, large areas of Tisdale and Deloro metavolcanics have yet to
be explored, including the Rusk contact zone, which is associated with gold mineralization at the
Timmins West Complex, approximately 7 km southwest of the Property.
Technical Content and Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by West Cache Gold
Project Manager Leah Page, P. Geo. (APGNS #217) a "Qualified Person" as defined in National
Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Galleon Gold PDAC Invitation
Galleon Gold will be exhibiting at PDAC 2022 and the Company invites investors and shareholders to
visit booth #2904 at the Investor Exchange in the South Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Center
from June 13 to 15, 2022. The Company will also be exhibiting at the CME Mining show in Timmins,
Ontario from June 8 to 9, 2022 at the McIntyre Community Complex, Arena 1, booth #R2-12.
About Galleon Gold
Galleon Gold is an exploration and development company focused on advancing the West Cache Gold
Project in Timmins, Ontario. The project is situated approximately 7 km northeast of Pan American
Silver's Timmins West Mine and 14 km southwest of Newmont's Hollinger Mine.
Since acquiring the
project the Company has demonstrated significant resource growth while providing a strong valuation in
its maiden Preliminary Economic Assessment. Permitting and baseline studies in support of a bulk
sample are currently underway. Eric Sprott holds approximately 21% of the Company's outstanding
common shares.
For further information:
Galleon Gold
R. David Russell
Chairman and CEO
T. (416) 644-0066
www.galleongold.com
Investor Relations
Harbor Access
Graham Farrell
T. (416) 842-9003
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or
expectations of Galleon Gold with respect to its long-term strategy, proposed work, plans and other
reports including the PEA for its projects. Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current
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by such forward-looking statements: changes in the world-wide price of mineral commodities, general
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and mining operations, risks related to infectious diseases, including Covid-19 and the uncertainty of
future exploration activities and cash flows, and the uncertainty of access to additional capital. There can
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